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BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m5f164y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 49.60s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Tracked the front-runner wide - hit the 8th awkwardly - closed in near the third-last - pushed into the front approaching the last two furlongs - opened up daylight and kept finding more to the line
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Settled towards the back - improved on the outer three out but unable to match the front group's tempo approaching two out - finished strongly from the last for second
Charlie Deutsch
Richard Hobson
Handy in the early running - hit the front at the 7th - shadowed the pacesetter 3 out - clipped the fence 2 out - pushed along and lost the advantage near the last - unable to find more in the closing stages
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Went straight to front - lost command at the 7th and asked for effort into home turn as pace told - stayed on from the tail to finish fourth
Harry Kimber
Michael Madgwick
Settled towards the back - nudged for effort but couldn't land a challenge 3 out - finished well beaten in 5th
Adam Wedge
Alexandra Dunn
Held up towards the back - improved position from off the tempo 3 out - driven but faded before 2 out - finished 6th
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Held up in midfield hugging the rail - urged forward but lost touch in 7th - well beaten by home turn and finished a distant last
Sam Twiston-Davies
David Dennis
Settled midfield - driven to make progress from 5th - pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Easter Icon (unsuitable ground), Endersen (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.